Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed 125 Ukrainian drones overnight on March 26, according to the Ministry of Defense.

The ministry specified that the unmanned aerial vehicles were aircraft-type drones detected and neutralized across multiple regions. Air defense activity was reported over Belgorod, Bryansk, Vologda, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Novgorod, Pskov, Smolensk, Tver, Tula, and Yaroslavl regions. Additional interceptions took place in the Moscow region, as well as over Crimea and the waters of the Black Sea.

In the Bryansk region, 44 drones were downed during the night, Governor Alexander Bogomaz reported. The response involved air defense units from the Ministry of Defense, mobile fire groups from the BARS-Bryansk brigade, and Rosgvardiya forces. According to the regional head, the attack caused no casualties or damage, while emergency and operational services continue to work at the sites.

The previous day, March 25, also saw a wave of drone attacks. Between 13:00 and 20:00 Moscow time, air defenses shot down 91 drones over several regions, including Belgorod, Bryansk, Vladimir, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Smolensk, and Tula, along with the Moscow region.

Earlier that same day, from 08:00 to 13:00, another 85 drones were intercepted. These were downed over Arkhangelsk, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Leningrad, Smolensk, Tver, and Tula regions, as well as in the Moscow region.